Bill Text: CT HB05708 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Lowering Of The Excess Cost Threshold For Special Education Costs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-17 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [HB05708 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05708-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5708
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 1420
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. HALL, 59th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LOWERING OF THE EXCESS COST THRESHOLD FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION COSTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subsection (b) of section 10-76g of the general statutes be amended to reduce the reimbursement threshold for special education costs from four and one-half times the average per pupil cost to three times the average per pupil cost and remove the cap so that the grant will be fully funded.

Statement of Purpose:

To reduce the local tax burden by requiring the state to pay more for special education by lowering the excess cost threshold.